Exchange Rates on August 25, 2011

(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by commercial banks in Colombo for
 Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:

Currency		Buying Rate	Selling Rate

US Dollar		109.13		110.73
Sterling Pound	177.94		181.98
Euro		156.20		160.40
Swiss Franc	136.02		140.51
Canadian Dollar	109.66		112.94
Australian Dollar	113.02		116.69
Singapore Dollar	89.71		92.29
Japanese Yen	1.4102		1.4528

(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s market weighted 
average rate for the US$ are as follows:

Country		Currency	Indicative Rate

Bahrain		Dinar	291.75
Kuwait		Dinar	404.32
Oman		Rial	285.70
Qatar		Riyal	30.21
Saudi Arabia	Riyal	29.33
UAE		Dirham	29.95

(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR) during the week ended 19th August 2011 
by all commercial banks was 9.36 percent and 7.50 percent respectively.

(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks for the month of July, 2011 was 6.35 percent.